The Paying Guest - Hardcover

Gissing, George

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1421817306 ISBN 13: 9781421817309

Verlag: 1st World Library - Literary Society, 2006

Inhaltsangabe

It was Mumford who saw the advertisement and made the suggestion. His wife gave him a startled look. 'But - you don't mean that it's necessary? Have we been extrav -' 'No, no! Nothing of the kind. It just occurred to me that some such arrangement might be pleasant for you. You must feel lonely, now and then, during the day, and as we have plenty of room -' Emmeline took the matter seriously, but, being a young woman of some discretion, did not voice all her thoughts. The rent was heavy: so was the cost of Clarence's season-ticket. Against this they had set the advantage of the fine air of Sutton, so good for the child and for the mother, both vastly better in health since they quitted London. Moreover, the remoteness of their friends favoured economy; they could easily decline invitations, and need not often issue them. They had a valid excuse for avoiding public entertainments - an expense so often imposed by mere fashion. The house was roomy, the garden delightful. Clarence, good fellow, might be sincere in his wish for her to have companionship; at the same time, this advertisement had probably appealed to him in another way.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: 1st World Library - Literary Society
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1421817306
• ISBN 13: 9781421817309
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 116
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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